Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-03-17
HORRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Five Passenger Oars Fall Through
n Brldss--N1amy Killed.

| Five Passenger Oars Fail Through
n Esridxe--EEany killed.
BosToN, March Alt IL reported that
q heavily loaded passenger train on the
| Boston q Providence railroad met with a
terrible accident at 7 o'clock this roroing
between Roslindaie and Forest Hiil. Four
oars are said to have gone through the
bridge and many persons killed. A wreck
ing train has left here for the scene of
the accident.
TAKING BODIES FROM THE BuISs.
BosToN, March 14.--Adyices Just re-
ceived from the wreck on the Boston q
Providence railroad state that 19 bodies
have already been taken from the ruins.
TIE SMOKING oAR STRIKES ON TOP OF THE
OTHERS.
BosToN, Mass, March 14.--The acci-
dent this morning occurred on the Ded-
ham branch of the Boston q Providence
railroad between Forest Hill and hoslin-
dale, ct what is known Rs Bussay Park
bridge. The O'Clock train from Ded-
ham, consisting of seven cars and bag
gage car under charge Of Conductor
Tilden, broke through the bridge. The
engine and three cars went over safely,
but the FIVE others fell through the bridge
to the road beneath, distance of so feet.
The last car, which was the smoker,
turned completely over and struck on top
of the others, all being crushed almost
out of shape. The cause of the accident
Is said to have been the breaking of the
bridge. The reports as TO the number of
persons killed vary greatly, and it is i'm
possible as yet to give the total number
of victims.
1t is stated that the bridge where the
accident occurred is comparatively new
one and that the accident was caused by
truck on one of the cara giving way,
causing the Car to strike against the abut-
mSat Of the bridge. The smoking car
after it fell caught fire, but the FIRE ie-
partment was promptly on hand and pre-
vented any spread of the flames.
The bodies of the dead have all bet n re-
moved aud of the wounded Some are at
the hospital and some have been taken
home so that it is very difficult to obtain
their names and the extent OF their Ia
juries of the present time.
The train was provided sssh werkipg
people and the most intenss excitement
prevails among their friends, who are
anxious to learn the names of those killed
and injured. There are no reliable details
Of the number of the dead as yet. The
police say that % were killed outright
| and that nearly as many will die. A.
Webster Clapp died in the Forest Hill
station, where he had been taken.
/ The engineer when his engine broke
from the train kept right on to Forest
Hill and gave the alarm instead Of stop
ping TO ascertain the extent of the acct
dent and on that account it was possible
to get assistance at once. The officers of
the road are present and are doing all
| they can.
Many doctors are there, doing every
thing in their power. Superintendent
Folsom says he does not know how many
were killed or injured. The bodies Of
the killed were horribly mangled, some
of their heads being entirely sc vered from
their bodies, and many Of the bodies are
crushed beond recognition.
The names of ~ of the dead are now
known and the bodies of three men and
two women are at the morgue, uniden-
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